Judas Thaddaeus: Desperate Times calls for Saint Jude, who makes Possible the Impossible & Makes Fruitful lost Causes.

Saint Jude aka Judas Thaddaeus, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus is the patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes. Venerated by millions of people worldwide, he is believed to have miraculous powers, and his intercession is often sought for difficult or seemingly impossible situations. His feast day is October 28.

Is this biblical, you might ask. You may recall Matthew 19:26 "Jesus looked at them and said, “For human beings this is impossible, but for God all things are possible."

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And then again in  Luke 17: 5 And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” 6 The Lord replied, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

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But is it reasonable you might ask again.  The Church teaches (CCC 159) that; "Though faith is above reason, there can never be any real discrepancy between faith and reason

The question is explored in much more detail in Bishop Robert Barron's review of Augustine's City of God 

"Faith is not contrary, but rather complementary to
reason. To be sure, this idea is not entirely original with Augustine. In fact, we can get a hint of it already in Plato’s Phaedo, in the words of Simmias before introducing a major objection to Socrates’ argument for the immortality of the soul: “I feel myself (and I dare
say that you have the same feeling) how hard or rather impossible is the attainment of certainty about questions such as these in the present life. And yet I should deem him a coward who did not prove what is said about them to the uttermost, or whose heart failed him before he had examined them on every side. For he should persevere until he has achieved one of two things: either he should discover, or be taught the truth about them;

or, if this be impossible, I would have him take the best and most irrefragable of human theories and let this be the raft upon which he sails through life - not without risk, as I admit, if he cannot find some word of God which will more surely and safely carry him.”

If you still have doubts, don't fret. Holy Scriptures tell us that
the natural person does not accept what pertains to the Spirit of God, for to him it is foolishness, and he cannot understand it, because it is judged spiritually. The spiritual person, however, can judge everything but is not subject to judgment by anyone. 1 Cor 2

And Ephesians 3:20: "To God whose power now at work in us can do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine—to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations, world without end."

Jude is commonly depicted with a club. He is also often shown in icons with a flame around his head. This represents his presence at Pentecost, when he received the Holy Spirit with the other apostles. Another common attribute is Jude holding an image of Jesus, known as the Image of Edessa - This recalls one of his miracles during his work spreading the Word of God. King Abagar of Edessa asked Jesus to cure him of leprosy and sent an artist to bring him a drawing of Jesus. Impressed with Abagar's great faith, Jesus pressed His face on a cloth, leaving the image of His face on it. He gave the cloth to St. Jude, who took the image to Abagar and cured him.

In some instances, he may be shown with a scroll or a book (the Epistle of Jude) or holding a carpenter's rule.[8]


After the death and resurrection of Jesus, St. Jude traveled throughout Mesopotamia, Libya, and Persia with St. Simon preaching and building up the foundations of the early Church. St. Jude died a martyr's death for his unwavering faith. His body was later brought to Rome and placed in a crypt under St. Peter's Basilica.

Schedule Of Tour of the Relics of Saint Jude, including Vancouver WA

Father Carlos Martin's hosted the exhibit.

Thursday, September 19, 2024 

Holy Redeemer Catholic Parish
17010 NE 9th Street
Vancouver, Washington  98684
(360) 885-7780

• Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics begins: 2:00 PM

• Special Mass celebrated in Saint Jude’s honor: 7:00 PM

• Public veneration ends: 10:00 PM

Prayer to Saint Jude

"O most holy apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the Church honors and invokes you universally, as the patron of hopeless cases, of things almost despaired of. Pray for me, I am so helpless and alone. Intercede with God for me that He bring visible and speedy help where help is almost despaired of. Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven in all my necessities, tribulations, and sufferings, particularly and that I may praise God with you and all the elect forever. I promise, O blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favor granted me by God and to always honor you as my special and powerful patron, and to gratefully encourage devotion to you. Amen."